AN investigation has been launched after an 87-year-old patient changed her will just days before she committed suicide – leaving her £250,000 home to her GP’s daughter.

Lucie Rose wrote her GP's daughter into her will nine days before she died [NEWSTEAM]

Childless Lucie Rose cut her two sisters from the inheritance just 11 days after her husband died of cancer and nine days before she died.

Her siblings, who live in Germany, were to be the main beneficiaries but the will was amended in favour of a financial adviser and 23-year-old Sharnika Pillai – daughter of 61-year-old Dr ­Chittaranja ­Pillai.

Relatives say Mrs Rose and Ms Pillai were not even close.

The family has reached an agreement with the unnamed financial adviser but an investigation has now been launched by NHS England.

The doctor runs a surgery in Mapperley, Nottingham. It is understood his ­“medicine management” of the case is being reviewed. The family believes that Mrs Rose, who was found dead on November 27, 2010, could not have been of sound mind when she signed the will.

Her sister Elke Schmaing, 69, said: “I just want justice. I can’t believe what has happened. I’ve known my sister for a lifetime and this wasn’t like her.”

The £250,000 house belonging to Lucie Rose was left to Sharnika Pillai [FACEBOOK]

It has also been revealed that in file notes from the solicitors who drew up the new will that Mrs Rose is recorded as ­saying she wanted to leave her house, its contents and her late husband’s car to “her doctor”. But the will she signed left her ­property to his daughter. No explanation was given.

The file notes also said that Mrs Rose was of sound mind, yet they began with Mrs Rose making reference to her sisters but at the end she is quoted as saying she had “no living relatives”. Police have also been criticised by a coroner over their handling of Mrs Rose’s death.

A suicide note that was found never appeared at her inquest. Coroner Mairin Casey, who recorded a ­suicide verdict, criticised police “shoddiness”.

NHS England said an investigation was ongoing. Spokesman Dr Doug Black said: “If evidence demonstrates service standards are not being met, NHS England will take action to ­determine why.

“If concerns are identified which require external investigation these will be reported and NHS England will lend its full cooperation to any other investigation.”

Yesterday there was no sign of Dr Pillai at his home.

In a statement the practice expressed condolences to the ­family and friends of Mrs Rose. It said: “We have engaged fully with the NHS England ­investigation and, given that it has yet to be concluded together with issues in relation to patient confiden­tiality, it would be ­inappropriate for us to comment further.”